Edward Miller Obituary

Tuesday

Oct 1, 2013 at 3:03 PM

Edward Alton Miller, 85, died Saturday, Sept.28, 2013 at The Willows at Hamburg residential care facility in Lexington, Ky., following an extended illness.

Edward Alton Miller, 85, died Saturday, Sept.28, 2013 at The Willows at Hamburg residential care facility in Lexington, Ky., following an extended illness.
Ed was born Feb. 29, 1928 to George Washington Miller and Tressie Idella Williams Miller in Sipsey, Ala. He moved with his family to Phillips County (Helena) Arkansas in the midst of the Great Depression and resided there for many years.
He was a U.S. Marine, active during WWII and Korea. After leaving active duty, he lived in California and worked in the Bakersfield oil fields. He returned to Helena in the late 50s to care for his parents. He worked for Mohawk Rubber Co. from 1958 until it closed in 1979. He and his wife moved to Richmond, Ky. in 1983 where he was an independent businessman. Both retired in 1997 but stayed in the area with their son, Ted and their grandchildren.
Ed leaves his wife, Johnnie Havens Schaffhauser Miller, a stepson Ted Bryant Schaffhauser Jr. (Derrick); a sister Ritta Browning (Robert); and four grandchildren (Mariah, Michael, Zachary, and Laine Schaffhauser).
He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Tressie Miller, a son Edward Alton (Buddy) Miller, brothers Nesbert Miller (Bonnie) and Joe Miller (Genie) and sister, Carleen Miller Ellis (Clovis).
Ed was a kind and generous man with a sharp and pointed wit. He never failed to see the humor in any situation and often relieved the tension of a stressful situation with his keen observation of the obvious. He always pointed out that he had only had 21 actual birthdays.
All those who knew and loved him will miss him. Ed had been ill for a long time, so it's a blessing that he's out of his pain, but he will be terribly missed by all that knew and loved him.
Johnnie says, “With his keen and sharp wit, he made me laugh with him, or at him, every day of our lives together; that was his gift to me. He believed lives should be filled with joy and fun, and that no situation is so serious or important that humor is off-limits.”
Please join us to celebrate Ed's life on Saturday, Oct. 19, 5 to 8 p.m. at El Rio Lindo Restaurant in Helena.
Johnnie (Doll) and Ted ask family and friends to join them to raise a glass in honor of Edward Alton Miller.